CMA Awards: THE WINNERS

We’ll be updating this post as the winners for the 52nd CMA Awards are announced.

TV broadcast begins at 7 p.m. CT on ABC. Two awards were announced earlier in the day.

Musical Event of the Year

  • “Burning Man” – Dierks Bentley feat. Brothers Osborne
  • “Dear Hate” – Maren Morris (Feat. Vince Gill)
  • “Drowns the Whiskey” – Jason Aldean (Feat. Miranda Lambert)
  • “Everything’s Gonna Be Alright” – David Lee Murphy (with Kenny Chesney) WINNER
  • “Meant to Be” – Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line

Music Video of the Year (Awarded to Artist & Director)

  • “Babe” – Sugarland (Featuring Taylor Swift); Director: Anthony Mandler
  • “Cry Pretty” – Carrie Underwood; Director: Randee St. Nicholas
  • “Drunk Girl” – Chris Janson; Director: Jeff Venable
  • “Marry Me” – Thomas Rhett; Director: TK McKamy WINNER
  • “Tequila” – Dan + Shay; Director: Patrick Tracy

Song of the Year (Awarded to Songwriters)

  • “Body Like A Back Road” – Zach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne
  • “Broken Halos” – Songwriters: Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton WINNER
  • “Drowns the Whiskey” – Songwriter: Brandon Kinney, Jeff Middleton, Josh Thompson
  • “Drunk Girl” – Songwriter: Scooter Carusoe, Tom Douglas, Chris Janson
  • “Tequila” – Songwriter: Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds, Dan Smyers

Single of the Year (Awarded to Singer, Producer and Engineer)

  • “Broken Halos” – Chris Stapleton; Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton; Mix Engineer: Vance Powell WINNER
  • “Drinkin’ Problem” – Midland; Producers: Dann Huff, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne; Mix Engineer: Justin Niebank
  • “Drowns the Whiskey” – Jason Aldean (Feat. Miranda Lambert); Producer: Michael Knox; Mix Engineer: Jeff Braun
  • “Meant to Be” – Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line; Producer: Willshire; Mix Engineer: Serban Ghenea
  • “Tequila” – Dan + Shay; Producers: Scott Hendricks, Dan Smyers;Mix Engineer: Jeff Juliano

New Artist of the Year

  • Lauren Alaina
  • Luke Combs WINNER
  • Chris Janson
  • Midland
  • Brett Young

Vocal Group of the Year

  • Lady Antebellum
  • LANCO
  • Little Big Town
  • Midland
  • Old Dominion WINNER

Album of the Year

  • From A Room: Volume 2 – Chris Stapleton; Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton
  • Golden Hour – Kacey Musgraves; Producers: Ian Fitchuk, Daniel Tashian, Kacey Musgraves WINNER
  • Graffiti U – Keith Urban; Producers: Keith Urban, Dan McCarroll, J.R. Rotem, Josh Kerr, Jason Evigan, Greg Wells, Benny Blanco, Ed Sheeran, Johnny McDaid, Jesse Shatkin,
  • Jimmy Robbins, Oscar Holter, Matt Rad, Eric Valentine, Ian Kirkpatrick, Mike Elizondo, Captain Cuts, Ross Copperman, Dann Huff, Peter Karlsson
  • Life Changes – Thomas Rhett; Producers: Julian Bunetta, Jesse Frasure, Dann Huff, Joe London, Thomas Rhett
  • The Mountain – Dierks Bentley; Producers: Ross Copperman, Jon Randall Stewart, Arturo Buenahora Jr.

Vocal Duo of the Year

  • Brothers Osborne WINNER
  • Dan + Shay
  • Florida Georgia Line
  • Maddie & Tae
  • Sugarland

Male Vocalist of the Year

  • Dierks Bentley
  • Luke Combs
  • Thomas Rhett
  • Chris Stapleton WINNER
  • Keith Urban

Female Vocalist of the Year

  • Kelsea Ballerini
  • Miranda Lambert
  • Maren Morris
  • Kacey Musgraves
  • Carrie Underwood WINNER

Entertainer of the Year

  • Jason Aldean
  • Luke Bryan
  • Kenny Chesney
  • Chris Stapleton
  • Keith Urban WINNER

Musician of the Year

  • Jerry Douglas, Dobro
  • Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar
  • Dann Huff, Guitar
  • Mac McAnally, Guitar WINNER
  • Derek Wells, Guitar

 

photo courtesy CMA/ABC